Jefferson echoes guide to freedom in Roosevelt Fourth of July
President Roosevelt at Monticello recalls Thomas Jefferson to rally for true freedom. He says there are no limits on America's ability to secure liberty except the strength of national will and determination. He returns to Washington aboard the Yacht Potomac. He asserts democracy needs leaders shaped by education for ultimate responsibility.
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Monticello
Mountain Top
Thomas Jefferson
Roosevelt
America
Potomac
Richmond
Washington
Jefferson
Woman Tramples Capitol Desk Foot Rest in Taxpayer Provocation
A Wisconsin woman walked into the governor’s reception chamber in Madison on July 4 and placed her feet on a large carved table before leaving with a quip about getting her money’s worth. Authorities believed she was a taxpayer.
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Capitol Table
Madison
Wis
Silhouette Contest Invites Amarillo Business Figures
Page six Society features a silhouette contest with seven cash prizes for the individuals identifying the greatest number. Readers are urged to recognize profiles of Amarillo business men and women before reading clues beneath them.
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Amarillo
Talmadge enters race for U S Senate nomination
Eu gene Talmadge governor of Georgia announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate. He will face incumbent Richard B. Russell Jr. in a contest with three anti Talmadge rivals for governor. Primary entries closed at 10 A M CST.
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FE. D. Rivers
State House of Representatives
Blanton Portson
Athens
W. W. Larsen, Sr
Clarendon Dedicates Pavement and Honors Pioneers in Big Fete
Clarendon hosts the largest Fourth of July celebration as it dedicates Highway No. 5 an all weather route from the Gulf to Texline. Braswell Sam Braswell recalls twenty years of campaigning while a crowd traces the road’s 60 mile paving from Potter County to Memphis.
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Clarendon
Fast Panhandle
Panhandle
Braswell
Sam Braswell
Clarendon News
Paducah
No. 5
Potter County
Memphis
Texas
Gulf Coast States
Amarillo
Rocky Mountains
Pampa
Claude
Leaders Clash on New Deal at Tammany Anniversary
In New York the Society of Tammany marked its 150th founding anniversary with a display of harmony toward the Roosevelt administration. U S Senator Royal Copeland criticized the New Deal in a Son of Tammany address while praising Roosevelt’s acceptance speech. Attorney General Homer S. Cummings and Senator Robert F. Wagner also spoke.
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New York
Society of Tammany
Roosevelt
Sweepstake raid nets ten arrests in New York center
Police and postal inspectors raided the country’s largest distribution hub for Irish hospital sweepstake tickets. Ten arrests followed as officers seized tickets valued at about 2.5 million dollars and records listing thousands of agents. The tickets were tied to the Cambridgeshire race set for October.
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New York
High Water Spreads Victoria Flood Crisis
July 4 report describes rescue parties clearing the Guadalupe flood area near Victoria 11 miles south of the city. At least 26 fatalities confirmed as Mexican families are evacuated from federal resettlement projects. Flood waters spread across the coastal plain threatening crop damage as the river's crest moves toward San Antonio Bay.
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Victoria
Guadalupe
Gulf
San Antonio Bay
Gonzales
Cuero
Townsend Plan Rift Emerges Over Third Party Move
In San Francisco on July 4, followers of the Townsend plan show disapproval as Dr. F E Townsend signals support for the Lemke Coughlin third party. Local leaders doubt the wisdom of the new maneuver and its political impact.
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San Francisco
Townsend Plan
California
Lemke-Coughlin Third Party
F. EF. Townsend
DARP
Panhandle Towns Rally For A Classic July Fourth
Thousands gathered across Borger Clarendon Hereford Flovdada Estelline Canadian and Clayton N M for a Panhandle Fourth of July with a parade of progress five thousand spectators lined Ber ger’s Main Street Borger Lions Club float won first prize Lindsey Furniture and Panhandle Lumber placed second and third Bands from Shamrock Pampa and Borger Stinnett provided music A horse and buggy driven by Mr and Mrs Walter David drew interest Wakeful celebration began with a 5 am breakfast dance fireworks and a late night dance continued the Red River region observed the holiday across multiple towns.
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Panhandle
Borger
Clarendon
Hereford
Flovdada
Estelline
Canadian
Clayton
N. M
Berger
Gram
Borger Lions Club
Lindsey Purniture and Panhandle Lumber Company
Shamrock
Pampa
Borger-Stinnett
Walter David
David
Kansas City
Red River
Funeral in Bedside Service Premature Sendoff
Mrs. Butler Funderburk 73 in Liberty Hills Illinois requested a funeral while alive. Rev J B Little led the bedside service with hymns and prayers as six sons served as pallbearers. The same service was repeated at the graveside after her death on Wednesday.
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Liberty Hills
8. C
Butler Funderburk
J. B. Little
Balloon crash ends Army hopes in national race
Denver July 4 two Army balloons escaped disaster as their craft crashed near Elizabeth Colorado 35 miles from the start. Captain Haynie McCormick and Lieut. John Tarro survived with the bag burning after the explosion.
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Denver
United States Army
Elizabeth
Colo
Haynie McCormick
John A. Tarro
McCormick
Greeley
Watkins
Rocky Mountain
Western Union
Akron
National Balloon Race
Lad's vocal cords severed by tin can accident
Corvallis Ore July 4 Donald Watson 11 of Philomath is hospitalized with his vocal cords severed after a tin can struck him when blown into the air by a firecracker. Attendants fear he may be left speechless for life.
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Corvallis
Ore
Donald Watson
Philomath
Corvallis General Hospital
Portland man identified in bridge explosion death
Parts of a body identified as Lawrence Dobner were found beneath a downtown bridge in Portland. Police said he sat on a stick of dynamite and detonated it with a percussion cap, explaining the fatal blast.
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Portland
Ore
Lawrence Dobner
Odds Drop on Wedding of British Monarch
London reports King Edward VIII may wear the crown next May with a royal consort at his side. Two young European princesses, both relatives of Edward, are named favorites to wed him. Insurance on the king’s marriage has slipped to 5 to 1 from 10 to 1, with payouts depending on the chosen bride and royal approval.
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Masterson Road
St. Francis
Amarillo
Wilhelm
London
Edward VIII
England
Edward
Panhandle Wheat Yield Forecast Around Ten Million Bushels
Panhandle wheat harvest surges with uneven yields across counties. Estimates put total output near 10 to 11 million bushels, with a News-Globe survey suggesting a wide range from 7 to 10 million. First Amarillo delivery reports 20 bushels per acre on a 200 acre field.
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Panhandle
West Mill & Elevator Company
G. A. Costley
Amarillo
Costley
Lemons-Thompson Grain Company
J. B. Davis
Burrus-Panhandle
Mr. Davis
News- Globe
Lost baby found in car rumble seat in Vian
Vada Von Dailey a 18 month old girl was found crying in the rumble seat of a car owned by L M Pack of Vian Oklahoma The discovery was made by Mr and Mrs Clarence Jones who alerted Pack The child's mother Mrs Sherman Dalley said she attended a political rally and left the baby in a neighbor's car Benny Sanders before realizing the car belonged to Pack
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Vian
Okla
Vada von Dailey
L. M. Pack
Clarence Jones
Pack
Sherman Dalley
Vada von
Bill Byrd
Benny Sanders
Rebels Kill Priest During Treasure Hunt in Mexico
In Actopan Hidalgo state rebels forced Father Jose Moreno to surrender money and to reveal the location of treasure said to belong to the Augustinian priests. He denied it and was killed.
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Mexico City
Jose Moreno
Actopan
Hidalgo
Augustine
Beer Trucker Robbed Near Rush Springs
Ardmore beer truck driver T. Co. Allen said two masked gunmen stopped the vehicle near Rush Springs Oklahoma and robbed the driver of about 30 dollars in silver. The assailants wore silk stockings over their faces and were armed with revolvers.
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Rush Springs
Okla
Ardmore
T. Co. Allen
Accidental Gunshot Death of Memphis Youth Near Lakeview
July 4 L D Pounds 19 of Memphis died near Lakeview 15 miles southwest of here in an accident when a gun in the possession of Mr. Womack apparently discharged.
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Memphis
L. D. Pounds
Lakeview
Here
Nation fires noisy volley of fireworks independence day
Fireworks lit up the nation as Americans celebrated its 160th birthday. Early tallies list 42 accidental deaths nationwide, including 37 auto accidents and one direct firecracker death in Chicago. States reported multiple fatalities, with Texas leading at 11.
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Associated Press
America
Marie Dunn
Chicago
Los Angeles
Idaho
Nebraska
Virginia
Indiana
California
Utah
Connecticut
Texas
Minnesota
Kentucky
Montana
Tennessee
Georgia
American Released From Soviet Prison
Jacobson a 32 year old mathematics instructor from Northville High School, Mich, was freed in Finland after serving a sentence as a Soviet spy. His wife, arrested with him, was released in 1934 and returned to her parents in South Range, Mich, aided by Northville students.
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Detroit
A Jacobson
Finland
Northville
Mich
Here
Jacobson
South Range
Houghton
Northville High School
Senator Noe Arrest Ties Oil Tax Repeal in Baton Rouge
In a dramatic Fourth of July session in Baton Rouge the Louisiana Senate repealed Huey Long era five cent a barrel oil refining tax. Former governor James A Noe was arrested during the stormy proceedings. Governor Leche backed the repeal which lowered the tax to one cent ending the governor's power to remit funds. Noe had opposed the Long machine his former allies allege he betrayed party unity. The wry measure followed a year of factional conflict within state government.
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Baton Rouge
U.P
Louisiana Senate
Tony
Huey Long
James A. Noe
Long
Standard Oil Company of
Louisiana
Richard W. Leche
House
Noe
Leche
O. K. Allen
Senate
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